Slavs in the central area of Southeastern Europe

Pre-requisites: None

Course objectives: For students to learn about archaeological specifics of Slavs in the 9th and 10th centuries in specific regions, while studying the available literature regarding finds, types of settlements, and other inhabitable buildings, cemeteries, and fortified towns.

Course description: Students will be introduced to the Slavic culture during Christianization, emergence of new countries and economic growth.

Learning Outcomes: Practical work and oral exam.

Literature/Reading:

• W. Pohl, Die Völkerwanderung. Eroberung und Integration, Stuttgart 2002.
• W. Menghin-T.Springer-E.Wamers (ed.), Germanen Hunnen und Awaren. Schätze der Völkerwanderungszeit, Nürnberg 1988.
• C.J. Arnold, An Archaeology of the Early Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms, London 1997.
• S. Brather, Archaeology and Identity. Central and East Central Europe in the Earlier Middle Ages, Bucuresti 2008.
• M. Milinković, Germanska plemena na Balkanu. Arheološki nalazi iz vremena seobe naroda, Beograd, Filozofski fakultet, 1998 (neobjavljena doktorska dsertacija).
• M. Milinković, Arheologija mode kao arheologija identiteta - nekoliko primera, Niš i Vizantija, Zbornik radova II, Niš 2004, 185-195
• W. Pohl, Justinian and the Barbarian Kingdoms, in: M. Maas (ed.), The Age of Justinian, New York 2005, 448-476.
• P. Geary, Mit o nacijama. Srednjovekovno poreklo Evrope, Novi Sad 2007.
• R. Bruce-Mitford, The Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial, Vol. 1, excavations, background, the ship, dating and inventory, London 1975.
• R. Bruce-Mitford, The Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial, Vol. 2, arms, armour and regalia, London 1978.
• R. Bruce-Mitford, The Sutton-Hoo Ship Burial, Vol. 3, silver, hanging-bowls, drinking-vessels, containers, musical instrument, textiles, minor objects, London 1983.
• V. Ivanišević-M.Kazanski (ed.), The Pontic-Danubian Realm in the Period of the Great Migration, Paris-Beograd 2012.
• L. Brubaker-J.M.H. Smith, Gender in the Early Medieval World. East and West, 300-900, Camridge 2004.
• A. Stanev, Elementi na germanskiя fibulen kostюm na юg ot Dunav po arheologičeski danni ot balkanskite provincii na iztočnata rimska imperiя V-VI vek, 2012 (bez navedenog mesta izdanja).
• Literatura se određuje prema potrebama polaznika kursa.